Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Senecio cordifolius L.f. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 372 (1782) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 500-1200m |
Description | glabrous, roots tuberous. leaves petiolate, broadly cordate or ovate, obtuse, rigid, sharply serrate, abaxially pale, capitula 1-few, long pedunculate, phyllaries acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Cineraria chamaedrifolia Lam. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |